Aly Rustom comments

Well, when the last surviving Apartheid regime becomes a democracy, the precedent for how to handle Netanyahu has been set.

Well said Richard!

this is a scumbag who has also bragged about gang raping women. I hope he rots in Jail for the rest of his life.

Laila! Welcome back! Good to see you here again!

I blame the Japanese people. The LDP is so scandal riddled that a new scandal by these Muppets is hardly news, AND YET, they keep voting them back in again and again.

While I totally get the anti-NHK sentiment, I don't think Tachibana has the answer to Japan's problems.

You're right.

I've often thought that the best way forward for him would have been to join a left leaning party with the caveat that his NHK policy is implemented by the party. Any left leaning party would gain to have him as he does have a sizable following.

Thr Dark Web is common knowledge; most people are aware that there are three levels to the Web, with the Dark Web being the most hidden level. If you watch true crime documentaries, especially regarding cases involving child abuse, the Dark Web comes up a lot. I learned things about the Dark Web in regards to child sexual abuse from documentaries that I wish I could bleach from my brain.

I'm aware of that. But the poster to whom I was referring to seemed to know a lot more than what is common knowledge

Very common around the world. Not only in Japan. There are many videos on the dark web and even regular websites which contain this material. Most people have probably seen it by accident when watching porn on their smart phones.

Um- how do you know all this??

Typical. Japan believes it should be allowed to expand rice exports 8x but ban the import of foreign rice.

Exactly.

This is beyond horrific.

I never thought I would be reading The 120 Days of Sodom by the Marquis de Sade in the actual news. Never.

Although I don't believe in the death penalty, I wouldn't feel bad if they got it. At the very least they should get life in prison.

This case will simply be used as an excuse by the Japanese government to continue their disgusting practice of refusing foreign parents of mixed-Japanese kids their rights to be in their children's lives.

Gahan- Hit the nail on the head.

Despite a ceasefire between Israel and Hezbollah, Israel has continued to carry out air strikes in Lebanon, claiming they are necessary to prevent the Iran-backed militant group from rearming or re-establishing a presence along its northern border.

Despite a ceasefire between Israel and Hezbollah, Israel has continued violate it by carrying out air strikes in Lebanon, falsely claiming they are necessary to prevent the Iran-backed militant group from rearming or re-establishing a presence along its northern border.

There. Fixed it for you.

Allowing a parent to take children away to another country is something that no embassy staff has any business involving themselves in. It is a matter for a family law judge to decide.

What the articles on this matter have not so far mentioned is whether a Hungarian judge ordered the passports be kept in the father's possession. That would not be unusual when a mother is a foreign national who could flee with the children. Were the Japanese Embassy in Hungary to issue replacement passports it would be a grave violation of international law circumventing a court order.

Desert- SPOT ON!

I'm sorry, but these politicians are using this case as a reason to block joint custody, but they are not being truthful. 

exactly.

Moody's has downgraded Nissan's credit rating to junk, 

Not only its credit rating, the whole company is junk.

Carlos Ghosn, Michael Woodford, who's next?

this idiot who wants to continue Uchida's work "to help Nissan shine again".

Man, you have got to be a fool to accept this position after what happened to Carlos.

Yes. Because no one wants to do that kind of work. It's dirty, long hours, looked down on, needed, and underpaid for the amount of labor involved (construction jobs are generally increasing in pay especially because young Japanese don't want to work outdoors).

It takes something special to do a lot of these thankless and gruelling tasks.

Will and Chabba- both of you are correct, but there is an even bigger elephant in the room- the declining birthrates around the world. Now, with the exception of the Middle East and Africa, nearly the whole world's fertility rate is below replacement, and that includes poor countries. Pretty soon, its going to be very difficult to get people to do these jobs, and if Japan has to compete with western nations for these people, it might find itself in an extremely difficult position.

There's a lot more to this story.

This is a war crime happening right before our eyes.

All pros. No cons- UNLESS the company decides that since you are working 4 days instead of 5, they can lower your wages a bit.

Why am I not surprised?

Wow, what a groundbreaking discovery... not! This is nothing new.

Next, they'll tell us that water is wet!

LOL! Tell me about it!

Ok ok, Japan is safer and cleaner compared to many Western countries, but concerning various aspects such as work-life balance, gender equality in society and workplaces, and other aspects not strictly related to women (such as the amount and quality of free time for children, school system innovation) is decades behind.

I concur wholeheartedly.

The labor shortage is only going to get worse.

“Any denial of the entry of the necessities of life for civilians may amount to collective punishment,” the United Nations human rights office said Friday.

absolutely.

The International Criminal Court said there was reason to believe Israel had used “starvation as a method of warfare” when it issued an arrest warrant for Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu last year.

for sure.

There is NOTHING Fugitive Bibi with his war criminals cabinet can do to Gazan's / Palestinians that they have not already endured and survived.

Israel must End it's Illegal Occupation of Palestine and allow the Palestinians to form their own state on their own land in Palestine, anything less is Total Nonsense and Unacceptable.

Well said Woody.

 the scandal-weary party can regain public trust by being more "humble" and attuned to people's needs.

HAHAHAHAHA! GOOD ONE!!

LDP and "humble"..... oxymoron!

much less being attuned to people's needs... what a joke.

And some. He was a nasty piece of work. Whoever is next will have to remove his unpleasant stench from the organisation.

I couldn't agree more!

The 71-year-old German lawyer and 1976 Olympic gold medalist in fencing leaves office in June.

Good riddance to bad garbage.

Of course.

Two tier “justice” system in Japan.

Beat me to it. No surprise here

Boy, reading news like this makes your blood boil. I hope this SOB is put away for a LONG time. Abusing the helpless such as children, the elderly, the invalid, and animals should carry an extremely severe penalty.

Always upvote you in the face of the apologists,mate.

Likewise brother.

Was trying to agree with you,mate.

Sorry matey! I was too. Sorry if it came off as something else. But you are 100% on the mark.

Sounds like a prime candidate for my Prison Homestay Exchange Program.

He can study abroad at the Massachusetts Supermax Souza Baranowski Correctional Center for 6 months, where he will learn how American maximum security prisoners deal with child abusers.

After all, even violent sick maniacs have baby brothers and sisters.

An excellent idea sir!

Let him have a little "cultural exchange."